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NASA has selected another five university teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges that could help transform flight in…
NASA has selected three university-led teams for the first round of a new technical challenge pursuing innovative aviation maintenance practices.…
Dr. Azlin Biaggi-Labiosa, born and raised in Puerto Rico, made a courageous decision to pivot her academic studies – launching…
NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies…
A NASA wind study aimed at enhancing air taxi safety on takeoff and landing is complete at NASA’s Armstrong Flight…
Wind affects all aircraft, particularly during takeoff and landing. It’s especially critical for new types of transportation. A new NASA…
NASA has released the newest iteration of its vision for aeronautics research activities, and it includes exciting, cutting-edge sustainable aviation…
NASA has selected another round of university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the…
In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies competition, NASA asks collegiate teams to examine aviation-related systems that will aid in…
Before the X-59 flies, NASA researchers are getting ahead of the curve by using computational fluid dynamics to create what…
In 2017, NASA gave five teams of university professors and students a unique opportunity: a chance to make original, hands-on…
Eight teams participating in the 2023 Gateways to Blue Skies: Clean Aviation Energy (Blue Skies) Competition have been selected to…
NASA has selected four teams of university faculty and students to solve key challenges facing the future of air travel…
No, it’s not hypermodern art. This image from a simulation generated by NASA’s high-performance computers, shows a Transonic Truss Braced…
A group of NASA interns recently made significant contributions to finding unique ways to apply NASA’s expertise to a complex…
Cities are complicated places to fly, presenting challenges – both known and unpredictable – for current and future air vehicles.…
Members of the media and public are invited to participate in NASA’s imaginAviation, a free, virtual event focusing on how…
For a team of NASA and industry researchers seeking to make aviation more sustainable, it’s all about the twist. No,…
With support from NASA, university researchers have made advances towards developing advanced fuel cells and electricity-conducting technology to generate power…
NASA researchers are making progress with developing an innovative battery pack that is lighter, safer, and performs better than batteries…
NASA recently signed a Space Act Agreement with San Francisco-based Zipline to pursue a future vision of U.S. aviation that…
In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition (aka, Blue Skies), NASA asks teams to identify potential clean aviation energy…
Each summer, more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet descend into a regional airport…
Even before the summer’s hottest, driest weather has arrived, wildfires have taken a heavy toll in some parts of the…
A group of undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are working on a system that can 3D-print a whole drone and…
In a changing climate, wildfires are becoming more widespread and devastating, threatening more people and land than ever before. In…
NASA Aeronautics is reaching out to the innovators of tomorrow to share in the excitement of our vision for aviation’s…
We’ve long held dreams of what the future of air travel could look like. Something out of the Jetson’s TV…
Read this feature in Spanish here. Hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes – our planet faces many of these natural disasters each…
NASA’s research focus on sustainable aviation will get some big help from teams of university faculty and students recently selected…